Chinese Court Orders Nokia to Accept Lower Royalties on Oppo 5G Phones

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The patent-fee spat stems from Nokia’s request to raise the royalties of its 5G patents used by Oppo smartphones when they were renewing their licensing agreements, a source told Caixin.

A Chinese court has ruled in favor of Oppo Co. Ltd. and ordered Finnish telecom-equipment giant Nokia Oyj to accept lower patent royalties on devices sold by the Chinese smartphone-maker, the latest development in a two-year patent-fee dispute.

Chongqing First Intermediate People’s Court accepted Oppo’s calculations to set the aggregated royalty rates charged for using Nokia’s 5G standard essential patents (SEPs) in the mobile phone industry at a range of between 4.341% and 5.273%, according to a judgment dated Nov. 28 and subsequently obtained by Caixin.